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   AdmFord (admford@infosec.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 04:04:22 JST AdmFord

   So had an interesting Sunday evening shopping for food. Found this on one of the POS machines in a local supermarket.

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     Infoseepage #StopGazaGenocide (infoseepage@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 04:04:14 JST Infoseepage #StopGazaGenocide

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     • dan's sick mastodon profile

     @danmodp @admford It is a credit card capture device used by hackers to capture your pin number when you use an atm. They basically stick it on over the top of the existing hardware. Always a good idea to pry/pull at the area when using an ATM to check for the presence of such devices, and also look around for cameras which might be used to capture your pin.

     Capturing the mag strip is comparatively easy and harder to detect, so some are so tiny they fit within the insertion slot.

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     dan's sick mastodon profile (danmodp@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 04:04:21 JST dan's sick mastodon profile

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     @admford what is it?

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     Zimmie (bob_zim@infosec.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 04:05:09 JST Zimmie

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     @Oneironaut @admford The visible antenna is either Bluetooth or WiFi. There could be a cell radio we can’t see, but it’s common for these to connect to a separate cell phone hidden a short distance away. That minimizes the risk the skimmer contains information which could be tracked back to the criminal, making it effectively disposable.

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     Oneironaut (oneironaut@infosec.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 04:05:14 JST Oneironaut

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     @admford I see an antenna. BT or 4g?

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